| Building Name: | Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso |
| Location: | Tapes 956 Montevideo, |
| Religious Affiliation: | Roman Catholic |
| Consecration Year: | 1899 |
| Status: | Parish church |
| Architecture Type: | Church |
| Architecture Style: | Neo-Romanesque |
| Length: | 47 m |
| Width Nave: | 19 m |
| Spire Quantity: | 2 |
| Spire Height: | 40 m |
The Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help and St. Alphonsus (Spanish; Castilian: Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro y San Alfonso), popularly known as Iglesia de Tapes (due to its location on the Tapes Street, in the neighbourhood of Bella Vista) is a Roman Catholic parish church in Montevideo, Uruguay.[1]
The temple was built between 1896 and 1899 in Neo-Romanesque style, inspired by a German church from Aachen.[2]
The temple is dedicated to Our Lady of Perpetual Help and saint Alphonsus.
Inside there is a wonderful Walcker organ from 1927.[3]
The parish was established on 17 November 1955.[1]
At this church took place the wedding of Juana de Ibarbourou, the most famous Uruguayan poetess, in 1921.[2]